Kavdawg
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Hi everyone,
I've been viewing the forum for some time now, but I have never actually posted until now.
Like many others I shot an e-mail to Dan Gilbert a couple nights ago expressing my frustration with the team. In particular, I comented on the lack of passion the Cavs have been playing with. Gilbert (or perhaps more realistically, his assistant?) responded to all the Cavs fans who have been e-mailing him:
Just posting this to see what you think.
I've been viewing the forum for some time now, but I have never actually posted until now.
Like many others I shot an e-mail to Dan Gilbert a couple nights ago expressing my frustration with the team. In particular, I comented on the lack of passion the Cavs have been playing with. Gilbert (or perhaps more realistically, his assistant?) responded to all the Cavs fans who have been e-mailing him:
Cavs Fans,
I am sending you this note because you sent me an email during the past week or so letting me know your frustration with the play of our Cavaliers over the past two weeks.
We appreciate your passion, your concern as well as your ideas.
Let’s not panic.
And let’s keep this all in perspective. We are one game out from the best record in the East (granted the East is not stellar overall at this point). In the NBA, it is how you “finish” and how well you perform in the playoffs that counts.
The championship is not given to the team(s) that are playing the best at one specific time period in the middle of the year. If you want more perspective, take a look at Miami’s record one year ago at this time or Detroit’s record at this point in their 2004 championship season.
We absolutely have our challenges and you can believe me that they are all being addressed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You can be assured that we see everything that you do. You can be assured that we are and will address every single challenge we have as a team and an organization.
You can also be assured that struggles and defeats do not get us down but only motivate us even more. We will keep going until we bring championships to Cleveland, Ohio. The “noise” does not deter us. The “shot”, the “drive”, the “woe is me” attitude that some Cleveland fans bathe in will also not deter us.
Nothing will deter us.
NOTHING.
Cleveland fans are the most loyal and passionate fans in the world. Nobody deserves our respect more than you. We are on your side and we are driven from every molecule in our bodies to deliver you the championship basketball you deserve.
Nobody is more focused on bringing Cleveland a championship than Danny Ferry, Mike Brown, their staffs and this ownership team.
This year is barely half over, be patient and please make a judgment on this season when it is OVER not half way through.
Thank you for your incredible and undying support of the Cavs……We do not plan to disappoint.
“The strength of the wolf is the pack, and the strength of the pack is the wolf.”
Dan G.
Just posting this to see what you think.